![]() 450 on-base percentage across 117 games, Taylor is as consistent as they get and his power numbers have stayed steady. 314/.454/.576, clubbed 13 home runs, drove in 50 runs and swiped 10 bases. Player of the Year: Brayden Taylor, 3B, Texas ChristianĪfter a dynamic freshman season in which he earned Big 12 freshman of the year, all the Horned Frogs slugger did for an encore was finish fifth in the conference in on-base percentage (.454), third in OPS (1.030), and fourth in walks (55). Pair that with a plethora of junior college talent, two new head coaches, and the Big 12 could be quite interesting this season-although the favorite is a familiar face. There’s been an influx of talent from recruiting, with four teams in the Top 25 recruiting classes, as well as through the transfer portal. Oklahoma’s Cade Horton (seventh overall) and Texas Tech’s Jace Jung (12th) both went in the first round, while four more went in the first 51 picks.Īs a result, the league has quite a different look to it in 2023, particularly on pitching staffs. That quantity of prospects shattered the conference’s previous 20-round record by nine, with Oklahoma (11 picks), Oklahoma State (nine), and Texas (eight) earning the most selections. This was no surprise considering the caliber of players competing in the Big 12, with 47 players selected in the MLB draft, the third-most of any league. The conference sent five teams to the NCAA Tournament, placing two in the CWS-the Longhorns joined the Sooners-and the other three reached regional finals. It wasn’t preseason favorite Texas or regular season champion Texas Christian, however, it was Oklahoma, which got hot at the right time and went on a tear before getting swept by Mississippi in the championship series. For the first time since 2009, the Big 12 had a representative in the College World Series finals. ![]()
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